I-244 Looking West from Garnett Road, Image B

Finishing touches are under way on a recently-completed project that rebuilt Interstate 244 from just east of 73rd East Avenue to the east interchange with I-44, a distance of about four miles. The project involved narrowing the interstate to two or fewer lanes each direction to allow reconstruction from the ground up. The old concrete pavement, which was resurfaced with asphalt in 2002, was removed and replaced with concrete, and several bridges on the actual highway were re-decked. Bridges utilized by city streets crossing the highway were not re-decked. Near the end of the project, the eastbound lanes of I-244 between 129th East Avenue and I-44 were closed, with local traffic detoured at 129th East Avenue and through traffic traveling south on U.S. 169 to connect with I-44 to continue east. This small section was rebuilt without a lane restriction and included re-decking the bridge over I-44. Other bridges re-decked as part of this project included the eastbound I-244 entrance ramp at Memorial Drive and the eastbound main-lane bridges at 89th East Avenue, Mingo Road, Mingo Creek and U.S. 169, while the westbound Mingo Creek bridge was re-decked. Modifications also were made to the bridge spanning westbound I-244 on the eastbound I-244 exit ramp to northbound U.S. 169. In 2010, the westbound bridges at U.S. 169, Mingo Road and 89th East Avenue were re-decked. New lights and signs/gantries also were installed along the expressway, and concrete barrier walls were installed at various locations for safety reasons. According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's future project list, the remaining section of I-244 between downtown to just east of 73rd East Avenue will be rebuilt (in sections) by the end of the 2010s. Photo taken March 2, 2013

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Finishing touches are under way on a recently-completed project that rebuilt Interstate 244 from just east of 73rd East Avenue to the east interchange with I-44, a distance of about four miles. The project involved narrowing the interstate to two or fewer lanes each direction to allow reconstruction from the ground up. The old concrete pavement, which was resurfaced with asphalt in 2002, was removed and replaced with concrete, and several bridges on the actual highway were re-decked. Bridges utilized by city streets crossing the highway were not re-decked. Near the end of the project, the eastbound lanes of I-244 between 129th East Avenue and I-44 were closed, with local traffic detoured at 129th East Avenue and through traffic traveling south on U.S. 169 to connect with I-44 to continue east. This small section was rebuilt without a lane restriction and included re-decking the bridge over I-44. Other bridges re-decked as part of this project included the eastbound I-244 entrance ramp at Memorial Drive and the eastbound main-lane bridges at 89th East Avenue, Mingo Road, Mingo Creek and U.S. 169, while the westbound Mingo Creek bridge was re-decked. Modifications also were made to the bridge spanning westbound I-244 on the eastbound I-244 exit ramp to northbound U.S. 169. In 2010, the westbound bridges at U.S. 169, Mingo Road and 89th East Avenue were re-decked. New lights and signs/gantries also were installed along the expressway, and concrete barrier walls were installed at various locations for safety reasons. According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's future project list, the remaining section of I-244 between downtown to just east of 73rd East Avenue will be rebuilt (in sections) by the end of the 2010s. Photo taken March 2, 2013